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title: "Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools"
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# Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-licenses-associated-services-for-academies-and-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-0548fc). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited: "Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Crescent Purchasing Consortium Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crescent-purchasing-consortium-limited-GB-PPON-PZPR-8554-XHNX)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Software package suites
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-licenses-associated-services-for-academies-and-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-0548fc#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0548fc`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/software-licenses-associated-services-for-academies-and-schools-ocds-h6vhtk-0548fc#tl-md)

## Description
CPC will be re-tendering the current CPC will be re-tendering the current Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools Framework which is due to expire on 08/08/2025 with the potential to extend till 08/08/2026
The Software Licenses & Associated Services for Academies and Schools Framework Agreement is for the supply and services for software. The current framework is specifically aimed at academies and school requirements and covers the following:
•	Lot 1 - Microsoft
•	Lot 2 - Adobe
•	Lot 3 - Google for Education and Chrome OS
•	Lot 4 -Data Security, Backup and Recovery (excluding Microsoft, Adobe, Google and Chrome Software)
•	Lot 5 - Other Off The Shelf Software including Educational Software
•	Lot 6 - Multi-Purpose Lot (For Lots 1-5) - this lot can be used if your requirement covers two or more lots

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 48422000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 09/08/2026 to 10/08/2034

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032468-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-06-16T08:44:21.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T13:10:14.207Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0548fc